"Yes, if you come nearer."
"That dog fat?"
At this question the Indians laughed and jumped about, as if they thought their chief had uttered a very fine joke, for to the Apache a fat dog is the daintiest dish in all the world.
Sam treated the inquiry about Maj's condition with haughty silence, while all the time the animal under consideration was growling and straining to break away from Ike, as if eager to exhibit his condition and his teeth.
"You all white men?" was Blanco's next question.
"No—not all," shouted Sam.
"Who you three be?"
"I shan't tell you."
"Why you no tell?"
"Because it is none of your business."